Litobranchus

Litobranchus fowleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Litobranchus
Species: L. fowleri
Binomial name
Litobranchus fowleri
Herre, 1936
Synonyms
  • Salarias fowleri[1]

Litobranchus fowleri is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean,[2] and is the only species in the genus Litobranchus.[3] It was first named by Herre in 1936,[2] and is commonly known as the Fowler's rockskipper.[4] It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Litobranchus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Litobranchus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Page 224, Catalog of the genera of recent fishes by William N. Eschmeyer. California Academy of Sciences, 1990. ISBN 0940228238/ISBN 9780940228238
  4. ^ Common names for Litobranchus fowleri at www.fishbase.org.